Danes determined to get another title in 2012 The University at Albany football team is forced to take a roundabout route to the fields for spring practice. Temporary fencing blocks the usual path from the locker room because UAlbany is starting c… more »

There was no mistaking how Donte Dennis was feeling Saturday morning as he walked off Morse Field. His huge smile spoke volumes. The senior linebacker is back where he belongs — in the middle of the University of Maine defense. He took his familiar p… more »

CAA head says he wants 12 teams Monday's announcement that Georgia State would leave the Colonial Athletic Association for the Sun Belt Conference beginning with the 2013-14 school year was something CAA observers foresaw for several weeks. What h… more »

In reshaping Old Dominion's defensive philosophy, an old-school method came to the surface: Why not play man-to-man coverage? "Hardly anybody plays it anymore," said Keita Malloy, who has taken over as the defensive backfield coach. "People don't pla… more »

When Maine coach Jack Cosgrove assesses the strengths of his football team and also where it needs to improve before next fall, he's heartened by the fact he has a veteran offensive line returning. With four of five starters back, it's a luxury the t… more »

The Colonial Athletic Association postponed a scheduled vote today on increasing the exit fee for its schools because it was unable to get a quorum on the Council of Presidents. The vote will be rescheduled, the league said. With conference poachi… more »

Georgia State University has accepted an invitation to join the Sun Belt Conference on July 1, 2013, and will begin conference competition in the 2013-14 academic year. The official invitation was extended by Sun Belt Conference President and Troy Un… more »

Alan Buzbee, one half of the University of New Hampshire football team's punishing and productive pair of linebackers, has had a couple of very good seasons as a starter. He's looking to go out with an even better one his senior year. Buzbee is 6-… more »

CAA commissioner Tom Yeager said the league's presidents and athletic directors are scheduled to vote on the issue Tuesday. The current exit fee is $250,000. "The suggestion is it ought to be $1 million," Yeager said. "It might be more than that."… more »

Although the University of Massachusetts is already moving ahead to upgrade its football program, faculty leaders continue to question the merits of the move and on Thursday took a stand against using public money to renovate McGuirk Stadium. In a re… more »

Senior linebacker Trantin missed 2010 season due to family reasons and is now among the leading tacklers for the Tribe. Jake Trantin has spent his college football career playing for Jimmye Laycock, a coaching legend in Virginia. Laycock has been… more »

UAlbany football coach Bob Ford is telling the story of his dad Christopher, and how he moved young Bob and the rest of his family all over New England. “We lived in all six New England states and 14 towns in Massachusetts,” Ford said the other day a… more »

Saturday’s contest against the visiting University of New Hampshire (4-2, 2-1) was all about breaking records and streaks. Not only did the Tribe (4-3, 2-2) pick up a much-needed 24-10 win, but two seniors earned both Colonial Athletic Association&#8… more »

Cash and prizes don't entice students I helped stadium officials take attendance Saturday night at Delaware Stadium, counting the fans in sections M and N while perched in my seat inside the press box. Seriously – the sections were that desolate.… more »

Stony Brook University quarterback Kyle Essington had most of fall camp to prepare for his starting role. It comes Saturday night when the Seawolves (1-3) host Presbyterian (1-3) in the first Big South Conference game for both teams. With starter Mic… more »